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. 2017 Sep;23(32):4827–4841. doi: 10.2174/1381612823666170530105837

Fig. (2).

Fig. (2)

Normalization of cancer by actively patterning environments.

(A) Cancer cells introduced into embryonic environments are able to participate in normal development and contribute to healthy organs [104, 130]. (B) Similarly, tumors induced on limbs of regenerative species become normalized if the process of regeneration is induced [131-134]. These examples reveal that at least in some cases, cancer is not irrevocable cell-autonomous damage but a reversible network disorder – an error of communication and geometry [135]. Images courtesy of Jeremy Guay of Peregrine Creative.